Competitions · United Kingdom
Sheffield Spring - British Blind Off 2023
Sheffield, South Yorkshire · 29 April 2023 · 7 events · 30 competitors · 49 personal bests
Ezra Hirschi won three of the seven events (4×4 blindfolded, 5×5 blindfolded, 3×3 Multi-Blind) and the closest final was the 6×6, won by Steven Kearns by 0.38 seconds. 30 competitors produced 49 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today.
The moment
A continental record
Ezra Hirschi set the 5×5 blindfolded single continental record: 2:45.73.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6×6 | Steven Kearns | 1:41.81 | 1:47.72 |
| 7×7 | Cham J. Chambers | 2:37.74 | 2:40.26 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Berta García Parra | 20.91 | — |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | Charlie Harrison | 29 moves | — |
| 4×4 blindfolded | Ezra Hirschi | 1:44.93 | — |
| 5×5 blindfolded | Ezra Hirschi | 2:45.73 | — |
| 3×3 Multi-Blind | Ezra Hirschi | 46 of 50 cubes · 55:41 | — |
The PB harvest
49 set · 8 still standing- Ezra Hirschi — 5×5 blindfolded single 2:45.73: into the top 0.44% of the event's history.
- Steven Kearns — 6×6 single 1:41.81: into the top 4.5% of the event's history.
- Steven Kearns — 7×7 single 2:37.41: into the top 5.0% of the event's history.
- Edward Nutter — 6×6 single 1:48.70: into the top 6.7% of the event's history.
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿) — 6×6 single 1:50.34: into the top 7.3% of the event's history.
- Edward Nutter — 7×7 single 3:20.19: into the top 16.3% of the event's history.
- Eleanor Sinnott — 3×3 blindfolded single 1:53.43: into the top 31.2% of the event's history.
- Eleanor Sinnott — 3×3 Multi-Blind single 2 of 3 cubes · 26:43: into the top 87.7% of the event's history.
First-timers
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Records watch
10 regional records were set at this competition.
The field
30 competitors · 229 results · 7 events.
Everyone who competed
30 competitors- Ashwyn Wadhawan
- Bella Campbell
- Ben Stokes
- Berta García Parra
- Billie Hammill
- Cham J. Chambers
- Charlie Harrison
- Chu Yiu On (朱耀安)
- CJ Brooke
- Daniel Evans
- Daniel Partridge
- Edward Nutter
- Eleanor Sinnott
- Ezra Hirschi
- Francisco Montañés Barbudo
- James McCambridge
- Kris Lim
- Luke Burns
- Matthew Lowe
- Max Kwok U Sam (郭愉琛)
- Mengfei Shen (沈梦非)
- Nevins Chan Pak Hoong (陈百鸿)
- Oliver Castledine
- Oscar Coleman Green
- Ray Chen
- Ryan Eckersley
- Sayeedur Rahman
- Steve Clarke
- Steven Kearns
- William Gan Wei Ren (颜伟仁)
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.